Today in Pictures: Thursday, Sep. 22, 2005

MARIANNA DAY MASSEY / ZUMA

Perfect Landing

A JetBlue airliner with its front landing gear stuck sideways safely landed Wednesday, balancing on its back wheels as it slowed on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport. Flames shot off the front landing gear as the plane ground to a halt with firefighters at the ready. The aircraft had circled the Los Angeles area for more than two hours as the pilots dumped fuel over the ocean and officials tried to determine how to make an emergency landing. The pilots discovered the plane's front wheels were turned sideways and stuck as they tried to retract the gear shortly after takeoff

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